I can't believe that I actually survived my first semester of college already... and that I MADE THE DEAN'S LIST! I honestly feel like I've learned more about history, politics, literature, and even life in one semester of college than I did in all four years of high school. Throughout your first semester in college, you will meet all kinds of people and make new friends! My new friend, Colton, has been doing something very cool, and he challenged me and many others to try it for the upcoming new year. Now, I want to challenge YOU to do this too!

Colton has been taking a picture EVERYDAY since January 1 of 2011! Here's what he has to say about this picture a day project:

"This whole project is a fun experience that you'll feel good about in the long run. It allows you to say yes to invites, to events, and things that you might not usually consider doing. It's an amazing thing to look back on as it's essentially a photo time capsule of one whole year of your life. In the end, you get to look back on how you dressed, who you hung out with at a certain time of the year, or even if you gained new relationships.

For your photo diary, you can put it together however you want! Here are some ideas:

You doing something new every day

Something cool that catches your attention

Meeting a new person each day

ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF

Structure it however you'd like — the only requirement is you stick through it to the very end!

Now it's your turn. Do it! Post your first picture on this event page on January 1, 2012 to get yourself started, and then keep on with it on your own! Don't feel obligated to post ONLY to Facebook. There's tons of blogs and websites that encourage photo uploading and picture projects, such as Photobucket, Flickr, and imageshack. A VERY good one is 365project.org, which is completely dedicated to this entire idea.
Remember... have fun with this and get your friends in on it too!"

I'm so excited for New Year's to come so I can finally start this! I will be posting my pictures everyday on my personal Tumblr and Facebook. Check it out on January 1!

Hope you guys take this challenge and have a wonderful break!

<3 Yolis

What do you think of this cool photo project? If you're going to participate, leave a link to your visual diary in the comments section below!